St. Paul daily globe., 1887-03-23
Proposals for Indian Supplies and
TRANSPORTATION.

NEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Office OF
- Indian Affairs, Washington, March TO- 1857.
sealed proposals, indorsed Proposals for Beef"
(bids for beef must be submitted in separate en-
yelopes), Bacon, Flour, Transportation, etc, (as
the case may be), aud directed to the Commis-
sloner OF Indian Affairs, Chamber OF Commerce
Building, corner OF Third and Chestnut streets,
st. Louis Missouri, will be received until | D. m
OF Tuesday, April II, 1887 for furnishing for the
Indian service about $4,000 pounds Bacon 36,-
UUO.OO0 pounds Beef on the hoof, 210 900 pounds
Beans, 760, 900 pounds Corn, 495. 600 pounds Cof-
fee, 5000 900 pounds Flour. $4,000 pounds Feed,
l35,U0O pounds Hard Bread, $4,000 pounds HON.
my, 10000 pounds Lard, $50 barrels mess pork,
600 pounds Rice, $500 pounds Tea 300 COO
pounds salt 100000 pounds Sugar and 80 600
ponnds Wheat Also. transportation for such of
the articles goods and supplies that NAV not be
contracted for to be delivered at the Agencies
Also proposals indorsed as above, and directed
to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs Nos G5
ceived until p. IN. Of Tuesday, May g. 1887 for
Blankets, Woolen and Cotton Goods Consisting
in part OF Ticking, 20 600 yards; Standard Calico
loOUOO yards; Drilling, l4,000 yards; Duck FREQ
from all SIZING $4,000 yards: Denims II 900 wards:
Gingham 100000 yards; Kentucky Jeans, IL 600
yards; Cheviot, $500 yards; Brown Shooting l75-
000 yards; Bleached Sheetng A., 900 yards Hickory
Shirting. 10000 yards Calico Shifting, 900 yards:
Wlnsey, 2,2OO yards; II 900 pounds of Baking
Powder; 2oS, 600 pounds of Soap; Clothir9 Gro
ceres, Notions, Hardware, Medical Supplies
School, Books, etc., and a long list Of miscellane
Gus articles, such az Harness. Plows Rakes
Forks, ETC., and for about 40c Wagons reuuired
Tor the service, TO be delivered at Chicago Kan.
sas City, and Sioux City. Also for such Wagons
as may be required, adapted to the climate OF the
Pacific Coast with California brakes, delivered at
San Francisco.
BIDS MUST BE MADE OUT on GovEpyMgNy
BLANKS.
Schedules showing the kinds and quantities Of
subsistence supplies required for each Agency aud
school, and the kinds and quantities in gross oi
all other goods and articles, together with blank
proposals. conditions to be observed by bidders
time and place o. delivery, terns of contract and
payment, transportation routes and ali other
necessary instructions viii be furnished upon an
plcaton to the Indian Office in Washinrton or
NOS TO ana ~ Wooster street, New York; James
Lidgerwood. S35 Broadway, New York; the Secra-
tary of the Merchants Exchange St Ions Mis-
sourl the Commissaries OF Subsistence o. A.
at Cheyenne, Chicago Leavenworth Omaha Saint
Louis, SAINT Paul and San Francsco the Post
masters at Sioux City and Yankton; and 10 The
Postmasters at the following named places in
Kansas; Arkansas City, Burlington, Caldwell.
Dodge City, Emporia, Eureka, Great Bend
Howard, Hutchinson, Larned. MCPHERSON Marion
Medicine Lodge, Newton, Usage CITY Sedan
Sterling, Topeka, Wellington, Wichita, and Win
field.
The right is reserved by the Government 70 70.
]ect any and ali bids, or any part of any bid
BIDS WILL be opened at the hour and day above
stated, and bidders invited to be present al
the opening
CERTIFIED CHECKS.
All bids must be accompanied by certified
checks upon some United States Depository or
the First National Bank of Los Angeles Cal for
at least FIVE per cent. of the amount OF the pro-
posal
J. d. G. ATKINS, Commissioner.
76-99.